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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 96

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9108

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

With several past Alaska cruises to compare to, we found this one to be wanting. The primary reason, perhaps, the allotted tomes in ports were totally disappointing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Exceptional

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Didn’t make use of much of it

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Stage shows were bad (ie Jersey Boy’s language is appalling; not the type of entertainment required on-board). Various performers around the ship were actually very good.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Exemplary, to a person! One specific standout was Executive Chef Godfrey Fernandes. Went out of his way to talk to us about various items of food offered on the ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The layout and design of the Bliss/Encore/Joy is our preference. We found the Bliss to be excellently maintained, with little to no rust showing on our walks around the ship. Wood railings clean and varnished, inside and out, with the remainder of the ship very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
As expected and previously experienced

Ship tip

Think twice about paying for Wi-Fi. Half the purchased minutes are spent waiting for programs to open and when you believe you’ve logged out, could very well not be, resulting in the loss of most or all your minutes.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
We love what has been done by the operators of this port. The restaurants, gondolas, zip-line, all of it. Kudos to them!
Thumbs Up

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

2 out of 5
Lost at least an hour in port caused by mooring in Ward Cove, rather than in the city. Total time in port was also way too short. Poor planning
Thumbs Up

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5
I understand why this has to be a stop, but it’s a why bother. An excursion at night is typically a waste of money. You just don’t see anything.
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Took too long
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Beat cruise I ever took. Norwegian truly exemplifies ustomer service. From the onboarding process to disembarking at the end it went so smoothly. The excursions were great food was all delicious and shows were fantastic